July 4, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Franklin, MO; Jefferson, MO – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Franklin, MO; Jefferson, MO
Effective 7/4/2026, 3:47:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/4/2026, 4:30:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:47PM CDT until July 4 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

Details

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The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Franklin County in east central Missouri…
Northwestern Jefferson County in east central Missouri…

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 347 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
Lonedell, or 7 miles southeast of Villa Ridge, moving east at 30
mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Villa Ridge, Gray Summit, Lonedell, Pacific, Dittmer, Cedar Hill,
Cedar Hill Lakes, Morse Mill, Scotsdale, Byrnes Mill, House
Springs, Parkdale, Murphy, Hillsboro, High Ridge, De Soto, Antonia,
Barnhart and Arnold.

This includes the following State Parks…
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Historic Site and Robertsville State Park.

This includes Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 251 and 257.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.